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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened between the judge and his wife after these initial problems?
(a) They both became more understanding and their relationship improved.
(b) She became more understanding and their relationship improved.
(c) He became more understanding and their relationship improved.
(d) Their relationship worsened.

2. Into what caste was the judge's father born?
(a) The peasant caste.
(b) The wealthy caste.
(c) The middle class.
(d) Servitude.

3. Why is Gyan conflicted about his relationship with Sai?
(a) It is taking time away from his studies.
(b) She is too young and naive for him.
(c) They are from different classes.
(d) She is highly Westernized, like the British who used his family.

4. What request does the cook repeatedly make of Bijou?
(a) That he help others from his village who come to America.
(b) That he return to India.
(c) That he bring the cook to America.
(d) That he send the cook more money.

5. What is Sai's reaction upon watching the police strip the cook of his pride?
(a) Scorn.
(b) Rage.
(c) Indifference.
(d) Embarrassment.

6. What does Gyan mean when he calls Sai a copycat?
(a) That she is a plagiarist.
(b) That she is imitating Western culture.
(c) That she tries to be just like Lola and Noni.
(d) That she is trying to be just like Gyan.

7. After he joins the Liberation Movement, why is Gyan angered by all the time he spent with Sai?
(a) She is too young to make a serious commitment.
(b) She is not a Gorkha.
(c) He feels as though he was acting like a child, not a man.
(d) He had to walk two hours to get to her house.

8. How does Sai respond to Gyan's accusations about her being a copycat?
(a) That he is the true copycat.
(b) That she regrets having plagiarized.
(c) That she is free to make her own choices.
(d) That she is nothing like Lola and Noni.

9. Where does Sai spend Christmas?
(a) At home with the judge and the cook.
(b) Gyan's house.
(c) Noni and Lola's house.
(d) Father Booty's house.

10. What does Lola believe about the Nepalese?
(a) They should have their own homeland.
(b) They should be expelled from India.
(c) They have no rights because they emigrated illegally.
(d) They should be reduced to servitude.

11. Where does a co-worker take Biju when his character is first introduced?
(a) To meet his family.
(b) To a bar.
(c) To interview for a job.
(d) To a prostitute.

12. Why wasn't Gyan hired for the job in Calcutta?
(a) He couldn't afford decent clothes for the interview.
(b) The interviewer didn't like his accent.
(c) He was unqualified.
(d) He is a Gorkha.

13. When the bakery closes, how does Biju's separation from Saeed affect him?
(a) He is determined to stay in touch with Saeed.
(b) He is determined not to let anyone get close to him again.
(c) He is determined to return to India.
(d) He is determined to make new friends.

14. At which of his jobs does the boss leave Biju and his co-workers in charge?
(a) A bakery.
(b) A cafe.
(c) A market.
(d) A French restaurant.

15. Where does Biju live?
(a) In India.
(b) In Nepal.
(c) In America.
(d) In England.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Noni and Lola give as Christmas gifts?

2. Who is sent to the police station after the judge is robbed?

3. What does the cook sell to supplement his income?

4. How were Sai's parents killed?

5. How does Sai feel about the cook?

(see the answer keys)

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